Belgium
EU member since 1958 · eurozone since 1999 · capital Brussels
GDP nominal
642.0B€M
+22101.00 YoY
as of 2025-01
GDP per cap
53,930€
+1620.00 YoY
as of 2025-01
Deficit
-5.20% GDP
-0.80 YoY
as of 2025-01
Debt
107.90% GDP
+4.00 YoY
as of 2025-01
HICP
3.00%
-1.30 YoY
as of 2025-01
Unemployment
6.20%
+0.50 YoY
as of 2025-01
Fiscal trajectory
Deficit history + debt vs eurozone average
Government deficit / surplus
% of GDP, annual (B.9)
Government debt
% of GDP, vs eurozone average
Government spending — latest year
By COFOG function (% of GDP)
Spending breakdown
latest year (2024)
Total expenditure vs revenue
% of GDP, annual
Macro indicators
Real GDP growth
% YoY, annual
HICP inflation
% YoY, annual average
Unemployment
% of active population
Sovereign borrowing cost
10Y benchmark government bond yield (monthly)
10Y yield
vs. EU peers
Rank against the other 26 EU member states for the latest available period
Debt rank
4/27
debt: 107.9%
Deficit rank
25/27
deficit: -5.2%
GDP per cap
7/27
GDP/cap: €53,930
IMF WEO forecasts
GDP growth — historical + forecast
Solid = actual · dashed = forecast